as in burned
to set (something) on fire
police suspect that the owner torched the house for the insurance money
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Recent Examples of torched
Several Palestinian vehicles were torched, and two Palestinians were injured.
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Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The soon-to-be 38-year old torched the Mavericks to the tune of 38 points, making 8 of 15 3-point field goals.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
One tenant claims Petrusan sprayed her with bear mace and that Petrusan’s boyfriend torched her car, though Petrusan and her boyfriend deny that and the case is still under investigation.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
The star dessert is a chocolate mousse enrobed in a meringue that is torched tableside.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Jan. 2026
But with Daniels sitting out the game due to an ankle injury, Brown torched every other member of the Hawks who tried to guard him.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
Miami has traveled the tougher path to get home, but Indiana has torched everything in its path.
—Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
On apple trees, fire blight appears on foliage that looks torched.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
In Virginia, a dissident hinterland landowner named Nathaniel Bacon led a revolt by aggrieved Colonists that torched the English provincial capital at Jamestown.
—Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026
Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The soon-to-be 38-year old torched the Mavericks to the tune of 38 points, making 8 of 15 3-point field goals.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
One tenant claims Petrusan sprayed her with bear mace and that Petrusan’s boyfriend torched her car, though Petrusan and her boyfriend deny that and the case is still under investigation.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
The star dessert is a chocolate mousse enrobed in a meringue that is torched tableside.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Jan. 2026
But with Daniels sitting out the game due to an ankle injury, Brown torched every other member of the Hawks who tried to guard him.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
Miami has traveled the tougher path to get home, but Indiana has torched everything in its path.
—Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
On apple trees, fire blight appears on foliage that looks torched.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
In Virginia, a dissident hinterland landowner named Nathaniel Bacon led a revolt by aggrieved Colonists that torched the English provincial capital at Jamestown.
—Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for torched
Verb
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Some have had to abandon their homes, with all of their belongings still inside, only to find out later that those houses were burned to the ground.—
Edwidge Danticat,
New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2026
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Fort Worth firefighter Caleb Halvorson, who was critically burned while responding to a house fire in Fort Worth's historic Southside last September, shared a powerful response following a Tarrant County grand jury's decision not to charge the suspect in that fire with arson.—
Ginger Allen,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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By year’s end, some 9,917 fires scorched more than four million acres, accelerating flash floods and mudflow.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Once the collector fills up, remove the moka pot from the heat so your perfect cup doesn’t end up tasting scorched.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Torched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torched. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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